CITY SLANG
★★★★
Grammy-nominated Dan Snaith’s come a very long way since his early Manitoba releases, and little less since Swim raised his profile a decade ago. Most obviously, Suddenly starts and ends in tranquillity: Sister and Cloud Son are both lovely, hushed electronic ballads, the latter’s pulse raised just a notch, while on New Jade Snaith’s voice is as soothing as his Syndrums are precise. You And I, meanwhile, switches between classic AOR and contemporary digital skulduggery, and Home samples Gloria Barnes to glorious yet poignant effect.
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